How can the high rate of human trafficking be reduced?

The month of January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. • Pope Francis' January 1st World Day of Peace, 2015, message* is "Slaves No More, But Brothers and Sisters.” • January 11, 2015, is National Awareness Day: Human Trafficking. • Feb. read more

Human trafficking exists, it is an adjunct to the prostitution business, but many people believe it to be much more common than it actually is. That being said, the quickest and easiest way to greatly reduce human trafficking would be to legalize, license, and regulate prostitution. read more

Learn the indicators of human trafficking so you can help identify a potential trafficking victim. Human trafficking awareness training is available for individuals, businesses, first responders, law enforcement, educators, and federal employees, among others. read more

The 2014 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons was released November 24, 2014, in Vienna, Austria and shows that one in three known victims of human trafficking is a child – a 5 per cent increase compared to the 2007-2010 period. read more

The Correlation Between Economic Freedom and Human Trafficking The U.S. Department of State’s Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report measures countries’ compliance with minimum standards for combatting TIP and ranks countries from best to worst in four categories: Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 2 Watch List, and Tier 3. read more